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THE MAJOR MUSICAL KEYS
I must thank David J Abbott for providing this mnemonic for remembering the Major Keys and his version is published here in its entirety.
Sharps (#)
Gorillas Don't All Eat Bananas From Choice
Flats (b)
Foreign Bananas Eat All Dat Gorillas Can't
Major keys
Most musicians will know that a piece of music with no sharps or flats in the key signature is in the key of C major. Many people are much less sure with other key signatures ! The two Mnemonics shown above work as follows :-
Key signatures with sharps (#)
1 sharp = G major, the notes that are sharpened are F
2 sharps = D major, the notes that are sharpened are F, C
3 sharps = A major, the notes that are sharpened are F, C, G
4 sharps = E major, the notes that are sharpened are F, C, G, D
5 sharps = B major, the notes that are sharpened are F, C, G, D, A
6 sharps = F# major, the notes that are sharpened are F, C, G, D, A, E
(hence F# major not F major)
7 sharps = C# major, the notes that are sharpened are F, C, G, D, A, E, B
(hence C# major not C major)
Key signatures with flats (b)
1 flat = F major, the notes that are flattened are B
2 flats = Bb major, the notes that are flattened are B, E
(hence Bb major not B major)
3 flats = Eb major, the notes that are flattened are B, E, A
(hence Eb major not E major)
4 flats = Ab major, the notes that are flattened are B, E, A, D
(hence Ab major not A major)
5 flats = Db major, the notes that are flattened are B, E, A, D, G
(hence Db major not D major)
6 flats = Gb major, the notes that are flattened are B, E, A, D, G, C
(hence Gb major not G major)
7 flats = Cb major, the notes that are flattened are B, E, A, D, G, C, F
(hence Cb major not C major)
By using the two start points (i.e. the first word and the # or
b symbol then all major key signatures can be identified and
created. The minor keys can also be derived from their
relative majors (minor key = minor 3rd (3 semitones) below
the relative major, e.g. A minor shares the same key
signature as C major ). Incidentally, you can get away with
learning just one Mnemonic since each is the reverse of the
other if you add the missing C major onto the start of each.
This also avoids the rather dubious spelling of "That" in the
second mnemonic !
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